Singapore Marriage Fashion 2015 Gold Jewellery Ring 186

 Singapore Marriage Fashion 2015 Gold Jewellery Ring. 

By Aamir Mannan.

Paste is a compound of glass containing white lead oxide and potash.  Paste jewellery was usual in the 1670s and was worn at court.  The best and most long lasting paste jewellery was produced after 1734 by Georges Strass.  Most fake jewellery was Paris led. Just about any kind of fake gem could be made, including fake opals.  Many pieces of fake jewellery have survived in their original setting, but fine estate pieces of real gems were often broken up for resetting into more fashionable styles of the era.